Patents by Inventor Thomas Stanczyk

Thomas Stanczyk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and Tapered Waveguide for Improving Light Coupling Efficiency Between Optical Fibers and Integrated Planar Waveguides and Method of Manufacturing Same
    Publication number: 20070274654
    Abstract: A tapered waveguide optical mode transformer (20) includes a tapered core formed on a planar substrate structure (16). To vertically taper the core (21), steps (22) are etched into the top surface of the core. The steps have depths and lengths along the optical axis of tapered waveguide that are selected to transform the optical mode characteristics of a desired optical fiber to the optical mode characteristics of a desired planar waveguide. The core can also be tapered horizontally to form a 2-D tapered waveguide. The tapered waveguide can be integrally included in planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) to reduce light coupling losses between optical fibers and the PLC waveguides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Masum Choudhury, Moshe Oron, Thomas Stanczyk, Dean Richardson, Ram Oron, Ariela Donval